The William Grant Foundation and The National Piping Centre are delighted to announce the list of invited players for this year’s Glenfiddich Piping Championships. The Glenfiddich was established in 1974 to inspire the world’s finest individual pipers and to seek the best overall exponents on Ceòl Mòr – or Piobaireachd […]
Royal Burgh of Stirling Pipe Band lifted the iconic Argyll Shield at Cowal Highland Gathering yesterday. Grade 1 was uncontested after Johnstone pulled out. The Burgh, officially a Grade 2 outfit, played up a grade. The band has been led since last season by Gary Nimmo (Pipe Major) and George […]
Birnam Highland Games took place today in changeable weather, writes Stuart Letford. In the morning the torrential rain caused quite a few of the competitors to leave their pipes in their boxes and head back home. There was a real possibility at one stage of the event being cancelled. However, […]
The results from yesterday’s Competition League for Amateur Solo Pipers (CLASP) competitions held on Day 2 of The Northern Meeting are as follows: Ceòl MòrGrade 1 – Bianca Kail; 2.David MacKenzie; 3. Stephen Ross.Grade 2 – 1. William Wardrope; 2. Dorothy Moodie; 3. Dugald MacLeod.Grade 3 (Ground) – 1. Hector […]
Callum Beaumont of Bo’ness, Scotland won the Clasp today on Day 2 of The Northern Meeting here in Inverness, writes Stuart Letford. His winning tune was The Daughter’s Lament. Callum also won the Inverness Clasp in 2018. Stuart Liddell of Inveraray, Scotland, followed on from where he left off late […]
Stuart Liddell continued his incredible run of success in recent weeks by winning the Silver Star Former Winners MSR tonight at the end of the first day of competitions at The Northern Meeting here in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. This contest is for previous winners of the A Grade MSR […]
Competing pipers, judges, supporters, sponsors and organisers joined together tonight at a civic reception to mark the commencement of the Northern Meeting, writes Stuart Letford. At the reception in Inverness Town Hall, speeches were made by Councillor Bet McCalister who coincidentally represents the ward where the great John MacDonald of […]
Next weekend is a busy one for the Scottish Pipers’ Association, now celebrating its centenary. Firstly, pipers aged 60+ are being invited to “have a go” at next weekend’s annual Adult Amateur and Veterans Competition organised by the Scottish Pipers’ Association (SPA). The ‘Veterans’ contest takes place next Friday (September […]
The Springbank Invitational this year marks 20 years since the first competition was held. The inaugural event was held as a celebration of the Royal Burgh of Campbeltown, Scotland’s tercentenary and has taken place annually since. For many years the competition was held in the town’s Argyll Arms but in […]
The Ulster Championships took place on Saturday (24th) at Donard Park in Newcastle, County Down, writes our correspondent. This was the second time in five years the town had hosted the event. With good weather conditions and some fine performances from the bands, visitors to the seaside venue had a […]
